French movie star Brigitte Bardot recovering after brief hospital stay

FILE PHOTO: Brigitte Bardot speaks at European Commission headquarters in Brussels

FILE PHOTO: Brigitte Bardot the former French film star turned animal rights activist at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, June 9, 2006. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

Former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, is recovering at home in Saint-Tropez, southern France, following minor surgery that went well, Bardot's office said in a statement to French news agency AFP on Friday.

The actress thanked staff and the surgical team at the Saint-Jean Private Hospital in Toulon and said she is now resting at home.

Bardot became world famous in the fifties and sixties for her free-spirited performances in movies such as "And God Created Woman". As a singer, she also released several records during that time.

She stopped acting in the seventies, permanently moved to the French Riviera town of Saint-Tropez, and dedicated herself to the animal welfare cause through a foundation in her name.

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